Addis Ababa vs Brisbane - Cost of Living Comparison

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1148
$2323
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2790
$5585
🏠 One person rent
$674
$1439
🏘️ Family rent
$1109
$2525
🍽️ Food expenses
$297
$586
🚐 Transport expenses
$60.2
$144
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$184
$4313
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity
9 km
13 km
🎓 Higher education
34
66
😀 Quality of life
45
97
🏙️ Population
5.7M
2.71M

The cost of living in Addis Ababa is 51% less expensive than in Brisbane. Cities ranked 4878th and 1241st ($1148 vs $2323) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 11th in Ethiopia and Australia, respectively. Check Ethiopia vs Australia comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.2 months in Addis Ababa compared to 1.9 months in Brisbane. Addis Ababa ranked 1st best city to live in Ethiopia vs Brisbane ranked 3rd in Australia, while ranked 7160th and 3rd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Addis Ababa vs Brisbane

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Addis Ababa Brisbane
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$3.98
$15.8
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$42.1
$71.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$6.55
$11.3
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.82
$8.69
☕ Cappuccino
$0.93
$4.32
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.61
$2.85
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$632
$1733
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$431
$1173
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1134
$3028
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$774
$2142
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$108
$98.5
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$167
$151
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$95.7
$54.9
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
18.33%
5.91%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1943
$8341
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1220
$5970
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.48
$0.35
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$11.3
$23.5
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$3.81
$18.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$0.94
$1.39
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.12
$1.63
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.2
$2.24
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.16
$1.91
🥚 Eggs, x12
$1.75
$5.18
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.42
$9.38
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.1
$9.56
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$9.38
$14.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.35
$4.14
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.71
$3.12
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.19
$2.97
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.68
$5.11
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.48
$2.87
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.48
$2.54
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.46
$1.07
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$0.55
$2.95
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$5.58
$13.2
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$0.71
$4.98
🚬 Cigarette pack
$5.83
$24.3
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$2.32
$8.15
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$0.94
$4.18
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$0.38
$3.49
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$0.55
$3.62
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$44.1
$53.3
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$3.76
$14
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$128
$61.5
💇 Haircut, simple
$2.44
$24
👖 Brand Jeans
$33.8
$87.8
👟 Brand Sneakers
$78.5
$115
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$127
$2164
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$30429
$13265

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Distance City Cost of living
222 km or 138 mi Awasa
$910
254 km or 158 mi Dessie
$931
258 km or 161 mi Jimma
$746
320 km or 199 mi Bahir Dar
$800
349 km or 217 mi Dire Dawa
$1050
374 km or 232 mi Harar
$1050
421 km or 261 mi Gondar
$923
447 km or 278 mi Jijiga
$1045
460 km or 286 mi Dikhil
$563
495 km or 308 mi Ali Sabieh
$561
498 km or 309 mi Borama
$521
502 km or 312 mi Mekelle
$748
561 km or 348 mi Djibouti City
$590
568 km or 353 mi Ad-Damazin
$753
587 km or 365 mi Hargeisa
$682
595 km or 370 mi Obock
$564
651 km or 405 mi Mendefera
$481
666 km or 414 mi El-Gadarif
$872
701 km or 436 mi Asmara
$513
735 km or 457 mi Massawa
$484
752 km or 467 mi Keren
$483
758 km or 471 mi Kassala
$947
761 km or 473 mi Zabid
$476
767 km or 476 mi Taiz
$497
780 km or 485 mi Malakal
$494
789 km or 490 mi Al Hudaydah
$499
805 km or 500 mi Aden
$509
806 km or 501 mi Kosti
$788
807 km or 502 mi Ibb
$488
851 km or 529 mi Bor
$505
853 km or 530 mi Baidoa
$745
870 km or 541 mi Dhamar
$478
914 km or 568 mi Sayyan
$476
914 km or 568 mi Juba
$513
920 km or 572 mi Sanaa
$532
989 km or 615 mi Khartoum North
$803
995 km or 618 mi Khartoum
$809
995 km or 618 mi Gulu
$591
1005 km or 625 mi Meru
$543
1006 km or 625 mi Omdurman
$834

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$1825
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$1992
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$2341
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$2530
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$1863
91 km or 57 mi Sunshine Coast
$1838
107 km or 66 mi Toowoomba
$1720
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$2672
243 km or 151 mi Hervey Bay
$1883
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$1720
315 km or 196 mi Coffs Harbour
$2132
362 km or 225 mi Armidale
$1273
441 km or 274 mi Gladstone
$1643
441 km or 274 mi Port Macquarie
$1786
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$1642
618 km or 384 mi Newcastle
$1995
682 km or 424 mi Dubbo
$1855
719 km or 447 mi Dee Why
$2354
722 km or 449 mi Kellyville
$2040
730 km or 453 mi Blacktown
$1709
732 km or 455 mi Parramatta
$2481
733 km or 455 mi Sydney
$2844
740 km or 460 mi Bathurst
$1701
748 km or 465 mi Orange
$1460
801 km or 498 mi Wollongong
$1695
869 km or 540 mi Goulburn
$1795
945 km or 587 mi Canberra
$2258
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$1608
1009 km or 627 mi Griffith
$1825
1111 km or 690 mi Townsville
$2015
1224 km or 761 mi Shepparton
$1816
1278 km or 794 mi Mildura
$1905
1320 km or 820 mi Bendigo
$1493
1337 km or 831 mi Traralgon
$2000
1367 km or 849 mi Sunbury
$1933
1372 km or 853 mi Pakenham
$1936
1375 km or 855 mi Melbourne
$2543
1376 km or 855 mi Berwick
$1915
1376 km or 855 mi South Yarra
$1834
1377 km or 856 mi Dandenong
$1913